Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-05-21

The thirteenth church is going up In Sioux
Falls.
Sioux Falls has raised the $4,000 guaranty
for the Duluth line.
The crop prospect in the vicinity OF Miller
is the best for years.
"a road from Omaha and p 5ridge' is the
watchword at Yankton.
NJ. G. Myer, a clothier at RedGeld, failed
with liabilities at 81, 900.
The Mclean county Mail, J. Z. Britton, ed
itor, has made it's appearance.
Watertown is already making arrangements
to celebrate the Fourth Of July.
The corner stone OF the new opera house
block at WATERFOWL was laid Wednesday.
A ball was given at Grafton on Tuesday
evening for the benefit Of the fire compa-
MES.
The narrow gauge road and smelling works
schemes continue disquieting uncertainties
in Rapid City.
The Huron Grand Army post announces
General Hugh j. Campbell as It's orator for
Memorial day.
Byron &. Moore, the leading saloonkeeper
in Sioux Falls, was lined 800 for running
a Sunday saloon.
Jas. f.. Watson, an attorney of DeSmet, was
arrested Friday for retaining money collected
for a Chicago firm.
Two men named Patterson and Conrad en-
gagged in a stabbing ARRAY near Bathgate.
Patterson will die.
T. j. Mahon, OF the Mandan Pioneer, sui
cided Wednesday by cutting his throat and
shooting himself.
In a game Of ball between the Pierre club
and the soldier club at Fort Sully, the biz
coats came out ahead by a score of % to II.
DIR. II. Russell, Q. Huron, Friday, received
$4,000 back pension, and will receive Sl2 a
month during the remainder Of his lifetime.
The vote on bonding the city Of Aberdeen
for 49, 600 to buy ground to build a city hall
was almost unanimous in favor Of the scheme.
The Yankton county jail which is used for
both county and United States offenders, is
now occupied for the first time IN many
years.
Jerauld county farmers complain that a
small insect, similar to a potato bug, is de-
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Of the territory.
The ceremony Of laying the corner stone of
st. Marks Episcopal church at Aberdeen will
be held May 10, under the auspices Of the
grand lodge A. F a. A. Nj. of Dakota.
The new ~artes!an well at Yankton, designed
to furnish power for the electric light machin-
cry, is down 400 feet and a lay-off IS being
taken in order to repair the drilling machin-
cry.
Engineers Of the Northwestern are cross.
sectioning south Of Rapid City, and it is said
the road will rest at Whitewood next winter,
City.
Two young men Of Faulk county were
brought TO Highmore by Sheriff Meigs, Of
Hyde county, ior stealing the furniture from
a claim shanty. The ma .er was settled and
the boys released.
keeper, suicided on the 4th inst. by first cut
ting his throat with a razor and afterward
shooting himself in the mouth. Business de-
preston was the cause.
IA Va bAcSNih5b NOhhA1
have decided on plans for a jail TO cost IS, 600
and a special election will be held in June to
vote on a proposition to levy a ~ mill tax
for three years to pay for the same.
Robert Gordon, a farmer Of Hand county,
was found wandering near his nome in an in
sane condition. He was cared for by the
county and judged to be insane, and sent to
the insane asylum at Yankton on Monday.
There are to be two towns between Salem
and Mitchell, one at Wolf creek stone quarry
and the other ten miles from Mitchell. They
will be plated and sold about the 20th inst
The name of the first will probably tc Spcn-
Ger.
The county local option convention held at
Huron on Tuesday was well attended, dele
gates being present from twenty-one town
ships. The temperance workers in Beadle
county are fully awake and propose to keep
the fight up until after the election.
A curious windstorm from the southwest
struck Faulkton about IL 80 last Friday night
which greatly alarmed the people. A great
many took refuge in cellars. Neither thun-
der, lightning nor rain accompanied the
wind. II lasted about thirty minutes.
The steamboat Eclipse, which left Bismarck
on Saturday, struck a rock six miles above
Fort Berthold and sunk, her Prov being In
shallow water and her stern in ten feet. An
other boat has been sent to take the cargo
and continue the trip. The loss is covered by
insurance.
The third annual territorial fair will be held
at Mitchell September 90 to 30. The sum of
SIS, 600 is offered in premiums. Free power
for machinery. Premium lists will be ready
for distribution June Is, and can be procured
with any other desired information by adj
dressing the secretary, w. T. 7. Bushnell,
Huron, ID. T.
The North Dakota pharmacy board met at
Wednesday. 1t is composed OF H..
l.. Hausseman, Grafton; f.. G. Maxey, Fargo,
and Frank Frisby, Bismsrck. The board or
ganized by the election Of Hausseman presi-
dent and Frank Frisby secretary and treas
urer. The new law goes into effect June IL,
before which time all pharmacists must be
examined, registered and obtain certificates.
The citizens Of Redfeld last week made the
county commissioners an offer to raise $1,000
ir addition to the $1,000 already raised, as a
court house fund In case the county would do.